Pharmacist · Morgantown, WV
Pharmacist in Morgantown: $5,064/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Morgantown at $130,710 a year. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.15). The 10th percentile is $49,260 and the 90th is $166,020. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,064 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 192 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,064
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,710
$49,260 to $166,020
Rent (1 bd)
$869
$1,035 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 2.15
Pay rank
356th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $130,710.
- Taxes$3,007
- Rent$869
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$5,064
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,710
- Federal income tax
- −$20,617
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,999
- State income tax (WV)
- −$5,462
- Take-home pay
- $94,632
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $869
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$10,893 gross, minus $3,007 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$5,064
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Morgantown?
$130,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Morgantown?
$5,064 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 12.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 192 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Morgantown.